Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are the only advocacy group in Ireland that promotes the political cause of separation of church and...
Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Atheist Ireland and our reasons for making this submission 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are participants in the dialogue process between the Government and...
Atheist Ireland welcomes the call from six members of the Council of State for the removal of the religious elements from the oaths that the Irish President, judges and Council of State members have to swear in order to take up office. It is a...
Atheist Ireland is suggesting the following advice for parents and other citizens who are making a submission to the Department of Education’s consultation on promoting greater inclusiveness in primary schools. The Minister for Education is seeking submissions from the public on the following questions. The...
Michael Nugent speaking at OSCE human rights conference Jane Donnelly speaking at OSCE human rights conference Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland spoke at the OSCE’s international human rights implementation conference in Warsaw, Poland, last week. This annual conference monitors how OSCE states...
Atheist Ireland is working with Educate Together to develop Ireland’s first course about atheism for primary school children. Michael Nugent discussed the issue on CKNW News Talk AM 980 Radio in Vancouver in Canada with host Sean Leslie and Pat O’Brien of Center For Inquiry...
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... On 30 June 2013, Atheist Ireland’s international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism discussed and adopted the following declaration. We are launching it today at the Atheist Ireland AGM in the Harbour Hotel in Galway. 1. Secular Values in Society The secular values...
This is Kate Smurthwaite’s closing address at the international conference on Empowering Women Through Secularism hosted by Atheist Ireland in Dublin in June 2013.
... The UN Human Rights Committee is preparing to adopt a list of issues about Ireland at its session from 14 October to 1 November. Yesterday was the closing date for emailing submissions to the UN Human Rights Committee asking them to raise issues with Ireland....
